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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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